diff --git a/include/uapi/Android.mk b/include/uapi/Android.mk
index 36bcfdefae32..b8c209adaa0e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/Android.mk
+++ b/include/uapi/Android.mk
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ LOCAL_MODULE                  := audio_kernel_headers
 LOCAL_ADDITIONAL_DEPENDENCIES := $(TARGET_PREBUILT_INT_KERNEL)
 
 GEN := $(addprefix $(UAPI_OUT)/,$(AUDIO_KERNEL_HEADERS))
+$(GEN): $(KERNEL_USR)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_PATH := $(MYLOCAL_PATH)
 $(GEN): PRIVATE_CUSTOM_TOOL = $(shell cd $(PRODUCT_OUT)/obj/KERNEL_OBJ; $(BUILD_ROOT_RELATIVE)$(HEADER_INSTALL_DIR)/headers_install.sh $(BUILD_ROOT_RELATIVE)$(dir $@) $(BUILD_ROOT_RELATIVE)$(subst $(UAPI_OUT),$(MYLOCAL_PATH),$(dir $@)) $(notdir $@))
 $(GEN): $(addprefix $(MYLOCAL_PATH)/,$(AUDIO_KERNEL_HEADERS))